# Playground Buddy — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Playground Buddy by Birds Eye Technology, rated 4.10/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playground-buddy/id933016168/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playground-buddy/id933016168.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 27 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Playground Buddy? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🗺️ Great for finding nearby parks - 💡 Useful concept for exploring - 🌍 Good for travel and road trips - 👍 Easy to use and add info - 💖 Loved by parents and families - ✨ Good for discovering new parks - 💯 Highly recommended by users - 🚀 Great for finding parks on the fly - 🌟 Valuable tool for parents - 👍 Free and user-friendly **Cons** - 🗄️ Outdated information and photos - 🤷 Lacks detailed information - 📉 Few completed parks in some areas - 🚫 Some parks not publicly accessible - ❓ Missing critical data - 📍 Parks not named correctly - 📉 Low user contribution in some areas - ❌ App is buggy and crashes - 📍 Some parks in wrong locations - 🤷 Data is missing or lost **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes within seconds - Submitting feedback results in a blank screen - Contributions and photos disappear - Text shows up black on black background (dark theme) - Favorites list not linking to park data - App pastes from clipboard on opening - Playgrounds saved with details/photos lose information - App says 'no playgrounds found' initially - Text keeps getting deleted after posting - App crashes when trying to add parks **Most requested features** - Add personal notes on places - Filter out school playgrounds - Ability to build a personal list of parks visited - Support dark screens (writing visible) - Filter for inclusive playground equipment - Include Spark Parks - Change pin colors to track visited playgrounds - Track visited but disliked parks - Add satellite view - Adjust top buttons for newer iPhones - Integrate Google's business feature for crowd avoidance - Allow users to rate playgrounds - Add option to add parks - Consider getting sponsors for updates - Add dark mode support ## Newest reviews (17 of 72) ### 4/5 — Awesome idea, however.. *2026-06-21* I do wish when you clicked on a playground you could see photos or reviews of it. Maybe it’s just my area that we don’t have that. (New England) It would be cool if it connected to google reviews or something like that. ### 4/5 — Great *2025-09-01* Great app to show what’s around us to go play at. Would be better if there was a way to make personal notes on each place ### 3/5 — Filter out schools *2025-07-24* This app has a great concept and I use it gladly. However I’d love to filter out school playgrounds because you can’t go to them if school is in session. ### 2/5 — not that good *2024-10-26, version 4.0* very outdated, parks dont look the same in the pictures or they arent even there anymore but pop up ### 3/5 — Helpful but lacking info *2024-07-21* Most parks I click on in this app lack information and photos. My guess is people including myself don’t want to log in to contribute. Google is vastly populated with information and photos because it doesn’t require logging in. ### 4/5 — Handy app for exploring new areas *2023-10-02* Great little app for showing parks nearby to you. The ability to filter to find ones with certain things, although it does rely on other users to keep the information updated. It helped us to find a shady park on a very sunny day. I love the new update with more information that can be added including more flooring options including grass which is common where we are. Would love to be able to build a personal list of parks visited not just a favourite list, as some of the parks are not favourites 🤣 would also be good if the app supported dark screens as can’t see what I am writting (black writting on black screen) until it’s submitted. ### 2/5 — Bof *2023-06-29* L’application n’évolue pas depuis l’installation. De plus, les contributions disparaissent ainsi que les photos. Finalement, les catégories de description des parcs sont vraiment limitées. Dommage mais je vais la déinstaller. ### 3/5 — Suggestions for improvement *2023-01-11* The concept is neat, but I would love to see a filter to show playgrounds that offer inclusive playground equipment for kids with disabilities. (If it’s there, I couldn’t find it). I do see when you add a park you can check off a few accessibility notes - but i would love to see it show playgrounds that actually have equipment that a child in a wheelchair or mobility issue or other disability can access and play with (wheelchair accessible merry go rounds, etc) - not just swings. Parents of kids with disabilities (and parents and grandparents with disabilities) know just how few parks with inclusive equipment exist, and this would be a very valuable tool if it included such a filter! Also, I noticed that the Spark Parks are left off this app. Spark Parks are community parks located at public schools that are open to anyone in the general public after regular school hours, and on weekends and holidays. I added one… Lastly, I tried to submit this feedback through the app itself, but just got a blank screen. ### 4/5 — App idea *2022-05-26* Love being able to easily find playgrounds. Would be nice if you could chance the colour of the pins to know which playgrounds you’ve been to. I like the favourite list, but would like a way to track which ones we’ve been to but didn’t like for my kids age level. ### 3/5 — OK, but few parks in the UK seem to be completed *2022-02-27* Perhaps there are more elsewhere, so keeping it to try when travelling. I’ve tried updating details of a park a few times, but all the text keeps getting deleted after posting which is annoying. ### 4/5 — Great app but *2021-07-27* This is a great app for finding playgrounds near you. It would be nice if you could tick off where you had been and the favourite button doesn’t seem to work but good idea ### 4/5 — Great app, some minor bugs *2021-07-21* Awesome idea and app! After all, you have captive audience for free content update - all the parents stuck at playgrounds. Minor bug: when adding notes, the text shows up black on black background (maybe because of iOS dark theme?) ### 3/5 — Privacy Concern *2021-06-09* App pasted from your clipboard whenever it is opened. Otherwise has issues with dark theme, but allows you to add details about a park. ### 2/5 — Carte utile mais sections favorites et about non fonctionnelle *2021-05-25* La carte fonctionne. Peu d’informations au Québec. Les sections favorites et options ne fonctionnent pas. L’écriture n’apparaît pas du tout... juste un écran noir ! ### 4/5 — Brilliant idea but a few bugs! *2021-03-29* This is such a great idea for an app and my 4yo and I love exploring new parks that we wouldn’t have discovered but for this app. However, it’s pretty ‘buggy’ - for example, playgrounds that you save with details/photos often lose all the information stored. Annoying especially if you have made the effort to update the playground with information. ### 4/5 — Strong potential *2021-03-29* Absolutely great idea. Have already used it with great success. Would be nice to also have a satellite view, as well as adjusting some of the top buttons as they don’t jive well will iPhone 11+ ### 4/5 — How to input playgrounds *2020-12-21* Would love to use this app in my area by it says no playgrounds exists which isn’t the case. Can someone look into updating? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nice concept. *2023-05-19* Totally bugged. Crashes within seconds. ### 1/5 — Pokémon go is better at finding parks than this sadly *2022-10-27* All I had to do for a download the app and see that there is no useful information. ### 1/5 — Horrible! *2022-03-15* When you first sign in and it locates you- it says “no playgrounds found”. You have to zoom out and then you’ll see some location markers. When you click on one you get an “id number” and the location on a map. That’s it. No name. No photos. No description; oh except for “we don’t have a lot of information on this playground”. If you click on “get directions” it will open Apple Maps… wow. I wish I could give it 0 stars. ### 1/5 — Pitiful *2022-01-30* This app is all but useless. We’ve only been in this community for two weeks and we already know where more playgrounds are than are featured in this app. No pictures. Just hasn’t attracted contributors. Because it’s basic. ### 1/5 — Total fail *2018-09-08, version 2.5.1* This app only shows approximately 25% of the playgrounds I know to be in the area. It would be more effective for me to drive around looking for parks than to use this app. ### 1/5 — Not a help *2018-07-28, version 2.5* I was excited to find an app that will help us in our goal of trying out a new park each week. However, each park I clicked on had no info, no picture, and no street view. The app has shown to currently be useless. ### 1/5 — Good idea *2018-04-05, version 2.5* Good idea but does not work. I’m literally sitting in a playground typing this and the app says there are no playgrounds within a 50 mile radius (which includes New Orleans to mobile alabama) ### 1/5 — Needs updates *2017-07-01, version 2.2* Seems like this app is abandoned.! No data available. Do not install ### 1/5 — Not public available playgrounds *2016-12-23, version 2.2* I tried to use this app, but playgrounds that it lists are not public available in most cases they are attached to school. ### 1/5 — Not enough data *2016-11-28, version 2.2* The playgrounds were pinned on the map but no further information or photos were available, at least for my city. Perhaps there aren't enough users generating content for Nashville yet. But regardless it didn't meet my expectations and so I will be trying a different app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — All parents need this app *2026-07-20* So helpful - we use in london all the time. Found some hidden gems. Love it for finding places to run off energy on journeys and when we arrive in new places. ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-02-24* This app is really useful to find play parks. We are touring play parks for a fun day out. We’ve found local play parks we never knew existed! Thank you ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2023-08-20* Thank you! It’s a wonderful app. Keep up the great work. ### 5/5 — Great for parents of littles! *2023-08-12* Love this app and actually enjoy editing parks that are in my area. Great for travels and needing to let the kids run without going crazy on Google maps. ### 5/5 — Great App *2022-04-22, version 3.1.0* I love this app. I’ve tried to update data and photos on playgrounds we’ve been too. It has been a lifesaver to find playgrounds while traveling. If I need more info, after I have a playground name I can usually find more info by searching for the playground. So that can be helpful if you need more info than is on the app. ### 5/5 — I should be a spokesperson *2021-07-23* I LOVE this app!! I swear I keep telling everyone I know about it. I wish this was made when I nannied because we would just drive around aimlessly looking for a cool park! I’m always talking about how neat this app is and how you can search for certain things if you want. It’s easy to use, and FREE! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2021-06-27* I love the idea and concept of this app. I’d love to see you get more sponsors in order to get more updated information and pictures for the different parks! We’ve used this several times on road trips and around home and loved it! ### 5/5 — Fab little app to find parks on holiday! *2021-06-14* Love this little app! Stumbled across it when frantically searching for a park for our little ones to run off some energy on holiday. We had no idea where the local parks were and this was just great! We found 2 parks which weren’t in any guide books or signposted. It’s also really easy to add photos or info for other park searchers! Will continue to use this at home it’s great! Fab invention! Thanks ### 5/5 — Know Your Worth! *2021-05-07* I had no idea about this app until I learned about it on a rabbit hole about planning a trip.. this is a very valuable tool for any parent who loves to get outside with their kids and go to the park, or taking a road trip like us were able to see where we can stop to play along the way!! I hope this gets more attention in the future and more great things are to come for you all, great idea!! ### 5/5 — Absolute genius *2020-11-08* A must have for anyone with small children. We use this whenever we go away, and often at home too, to explore new playgrounds nearby. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-10.*